VIDEO. Félix Lebrun qualifies for the final of the WTT Star Contender in Ljubljana after a breathtaking semi-final

Félix Lebrun va jouer la gagne lors de la finale du tournoi de Ljubljana. XinHua – Yang Shiyao

Félix Lebrun (5th in the world) qualified for the final of the WTT Star Contender in Ljubljana (Slovenia) by beating the Japanese Tomokazu Harimoto (11th) 3 to 2 in a breathtaking semi-final.

The matches follow one another and are similar for Félix Lebrun in the Slovenian capital. After winning his quarter-final in five sets against the Dane Jonathan Groth, the Montpellier native also had to go through a good fight on Sunday during the first semi-final.

Opposed to the Japanese Tomokazu Harimoto (11th in the world), the fifth in the world first led 2-0 (11-4, 11-9) before being joined by his opponent after four rounds (11-13, 2-11).

𝐖𝐓𝐓 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞 𝐋𝐣𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐚 🏓

En finaaaaaaale ! 😍

Félix écarte le Japonais Tomokazu Harimoto en cinq manches (3-2) et disputera la finale de ce Star Contender à 19h00 face à Hugo Calderano ou Cho Daeseong 🔥

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— Fédération Française de Tennis de Table (@ffttofficiel) June 16, 2024

Superb fifth set

Before largely leading in the last round to finally win (11-4, 11-9, 11-13, 2-11, 11-6) against Harimoto.< /p>

After joining a final for the first time since January on the world circuit, Lebrun will face at 7 p.m. the winner of the other semi-final, either the Brazilian Hugo Calderano (6th in the world) or the South Korean Cho Dae-seong (25th), to win a second individual title.

Also making the final for the girls

Just after the victory of the youngest of the Lebrun brothers, the Frenchwoman Prithika Pavade also qualified for the final of the Ljubljana tournament.

𝐖𝐓𝐓 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞 𝐋𝐣𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐚 🏓

Prithika Pavade s'offre Shin Yubin, n°7 mondiale, en trois manches (3-0) avec un haletant 20-18 au troisième set et se qualifie pour la finale ✅

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— Fédération Française de Tennis de Table (@ffttofficiel) June 16, 2024

In the semi-final, the 28th in the world created a new feat by beating the South Korean Yubin Shin, 7th in the world, 3 to 0 (11-9, 11-8, 20-18 ), after having already beaten the N.8 and N.11 in Slovenia. For the title, the Frenchwoman will face the fifth in the world, the Japanese Hina Hayata, at 6 p.m.